By Douglas V. Gibbs
Author, Speaker, Instructor, Radio Host
“We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – Ronald Reagan
Did you notice how quickly the liberal left Democrats rallied with their calls for more gun control? The students, while still emotional about what happened, were mobilized instantly.
The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida by Nikolas Cruz, from the viewpoint of the Democrats, couldn’t have occurred at a better time.
The culture of victimhood was birthed on our campuses, be it public schools, or college campuses. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently addressed the phenomenon, telling an audience he’s no fan of the victimhood culture roiling today’s college campuses.
Thomas told the crowd that he’d recently visited a college campus in Kansas where a black student told him that she was more focused on completing her studies than embroiling herself in the political frenzy that so many campuses have played host to. This, to Thomas, was a good thing to hear.
“At some point,” he said, “we’re going to be fatigued with everybody being a victim.”
Noting that he did not grow up in the best of circumstances, he praised his family for making the most of what they had. “You always have to play the hand you’re dealt,” he said. “If you’re dealt a bad hand, you still have to play it.”
While everyone, including conservative and republican pundits and political hacks, are calling for the federal government to do something – to pass some law that will make sure the Nikolas Cruz wannabes of the world can’t get their hands on an AR-15, which is pretty much the same as my hunting rifle, plus a few cosmetic additions that make it look scary to liberals, my first thought is “NOOOOOOO!” Do these people not understand what “shall not be infringed” means? It is none of the federal government’s business. I don’t want us giving the federal government any authority over our guns. They are already acting unconstitutionally. It is dangerous to give the greatest threat ro our right to keep and bear arms the authority to limit or obstruct our access to our right to guns.
While I hear the kids scream “This isn’t about the GOP. This isn’t about the Democrats. This is about us creating a badge of shame for any politicians who are accepting money from the NRA and using us as collateral,” understand not only does the NRA not seek to control politicians with any political monetary gifts, but not a single one of any mass shooter killing people by mowing them down with guns have been members of the National Rifle Association. In fact, not a single one of them was a conservative Republican, either.
